Preface -- Introduction -- How to use this course -- 1. Tools, equipment and how to take down a watch -- 2. Cleaning a watch by hand -- 3. The secret of the balance assembly -- 4. Assembling-how to put the watch back together -- 5. Final adjustments in assembly-oiling the watch -- 6. Handling the 7-jewel model -- 7. How to select and fit the balance staff -- 8. Staking in the staff -- 9. Technique of fitting jewels to pivots -- 10. The burnisher-putting it in shape -- 11. Easy way of truing the balance -- 12. Poising the balance -- 13. Restoring equilibrium of the balance -- 14. The secret of "timing" a watch -- 15. Hairsprings-how to work on them -- 16. The train-"beats per hour" -- 17. Best was to vibrate the hairspring -- 18. Hairspring leveling and straightening -- 19. How to de-magnetize a watch -- 20. Why many new watches keep stopping -- 21. Common cause of running slow -- 22. Locating watch troubles -- 23. The escapement-how to understand it -- 24. Adjusting the escapement -- 25. Correction of escapement faults -- 26. What to do with the banking pins -- 27. Setting and adjusting the roller jewel -- 28. Frequent cause of poor, sluggish motion -- 29. Understanding the two kinds of rollers -- 30. How to put the watch in beat -- 31. The mainspring-"motor" of the watch -- 32. Secret of stopping mainspring breakage -- 33. Wrist watch mainspring work -- 34. Fitting a mainspring properly -- 35. Repairing Swiss-type winding unit -- 36. Swiss setting apparatus methods -- 37. Steel tempering made easy -- 38. Fitting a stem without a sample -- 39. Correcting set lever trouble -- 40. Staff-fitting in Swiss bracelet watches -- 41. How to make parts you cannot buy -- 42. The best system of fitting crowns -- 43. American stem and sleeve methods -- 44. Fitting the cannon pinion, hands, etc. 45. Hour, minute and inter-setting wheels -- 46. Getting the cannon pinion just right -- 47. Practical watch hand adjusting -- 48. Cleaning dials the professional way -- 49. Successful friction jewel work -- 50. Using the watch cleaning machine -- 51. 8-day clock-care and repair -- 52. Skilful clock repairing -- 53. Profitable verge work -- 54. Replacing clock mainspring -- 55. Adjusting and regulating -- 56. Making money on alarm clock work -- 58. Establishing a modern repair system -- 59. Crystals-a very profitable line -- 60. How to fit fancy crystals -- 61. Unusual crystal work -- 62. Secrets of good crystal measurements -- 63. How a good system increases profit -- 64. The watchmaster rate recorder -- 65. Illustrated supplement -- 66. Self-help notes -- Index

P. Buford Harris

[Chicago] Nelson Hall

Burnham, Incorporated

Professional /Technical series, Chicago, IL

United States, United States of America

1972-06-01

June 1972

2023-06-28